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‘It’s not about terrorism’
Putting speculations to rest, director-producer Karan Johar said that his forthcoming film My Name Is Khan, that has Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in main leads, has nothing to do with terrorism.
Putting speculations to rest, director-producer Karan Johar said that his forthcoming film My Name Is Khan, that has Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in main leads, has nothing to do with terrorism.
“My Name is Khan has nothing to do with terrorism. It is not a terrorism-based plot at all. It is a humanitarian tale about love and sacrifice,” Karan told after unveiling the first look of My Name Is Khan in Mumbai recently.
The film’s story revolves around Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh) who suffers from Asperger syndrome, a form of autism. Rizwan falls in love with a single mother Mandira (Kajol) who lives in San Francisco. Rizwan is detained by authorities at Los Angeles International Airport, mistaking his disability for “suspicious” behaviour. “It is about overcoming a phase, it is about triumph of the human spirit,” said Karan.
Apparently, just few months ago, SRK was detained at a airport in US and interrogated at length over his purpose of visit in the country.
The last time SRK and Johar came together was for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna in 2006. That despite of power house star cast, including Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherji, couldn’t spell magic at the box office.
But the superstar seems to be pretty impressed with Johar’s work in My Name Is Khan and said that the film is the ultimate evolution of the director’s work. “I have worked with Karan in his first film (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai) and has been with him all through his journey. I think My Name Is Khan is his ultimate evolution,” said Shah Rukh.
“In this film, the way Karan has touched upon the scenes and sequences, it is very different from his all previous films,” he added.
MNIK releases on February 12 next year.
